Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerite

/ˈnɪɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ner-ite
IPA: /ˈnɪɹaɪt/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae.

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Nerita, from Latin nērīta, from Ancient Greek νηρῑ́της (nērī́tēs, “sea snail”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nērīta, νηρῑ́της

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɪɹaɪt/
British English: /ˈnɪəɹaɪt/

Inflected Forms

nerites (plural)

Phrases

dusky nerite

Frequently Paired Words

neritid neritic

Questions

How do you pronounce nerite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪɹaɪt/.
What does nerite mean?: Any snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae.
Where does nerite come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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